Stay Downtown

"Stay Downtown" is a song written by Matt Dragstrem and Cole Taylor and recorded by American country music artist Cole Swindell. The song was released to radio on September 5, 2017 as the fourth and final single to Swindell's second studio album You Should Be Here.

"Stay Downtown"
Single by Cole Swindell
from the album You Should Be Here
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2017 (2017-09-05)
FormatDigital download
Recorded2016–17
GenreCountry
Length3:23
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)
  • Matt Dragstrem
  • Cole Taylor
Producer(s)Michael Carter
Cole Swindell singles chronology
"Flatliner"
(2017)		 "Stay Downtown"
(2017)		 "Break Up in the End"
(2018)

Content

"Stay Downtown" was written by Matt Dragstrem and Cole Taylor, thus becoming the first single in Swindell's career that he did not co-write. He said that he chose to record the song because he wanted to show support for those writers, after noticing that they had written for other artists.[1] The song is about pleading with an-ex lover, and the conflict that he feels upon insisting that she "stay downtown" instead of visit him.[2] Of the content, an uncredited Taste of Country article said that the song has "slick, pop-friendly production" and "relies on Swindell to play the tortured heart".[3]

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 34
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[5] 28

References
  1. "Story behind the song: Cole Swindell, 'Stay Downtown'". The Boot. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  2. "Cole Swindell Sends 'Stay Downtown' to Country Radio". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  3. "Cole Swindell, 'Stay Downtown' [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  4. "Cole Swindell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. "Cole Swindell Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
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